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Riff Tone

Moonchild

Rory Gallagher

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1957 Fender Stratocaster
AmpFender 'Narrow Panel Tweed' Bassman 5F6 (1958-1960)

Amp Settings

gain6
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Moonchild' (riff section) from the 1976 album 'Calling Card'. Rory Gallagher is confirmed to have used his 1957 Strat and a Fender Bassman combo amp in this era and on this track. The S. Hawk Ltd. Hawk II Tonal Expander (treble booster) was used almost exclusively by Rory from 1973 onwards, including on this album. No evidence of Marshall or Vox AC30 on this specific studio recording; those were more common live or in earlier/later eras.

Tone Character(10)
clear yet highly drivenedge-of-breakup crunchbright and articulatetouch-sensitivepunchy midrangeslight treble bitedynamic responseclassic blues-rock attacknot overly saturatedretains clarity under heavy playing

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate to advanced picking technique, dynamic control to exploit the amp's touch sensitivity, and precise muting to maintain clarity at higher gain.

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